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The main goal of this study is to evaluate the ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System for treatment of enlarged prostate (BPH) symptoms. The study will involve up to 250 male participants who have urinary problems caused by BPH and whom are greater than 40 years of age in up to 30 investigational centers across the US,Canada and European Union.
This study aims to test how safe and effective the ALPFA BPH PFA System is for treating men over age 40 who have urinary problems caused by an enlarged prostate (BPH).The study will involve up to 250 participants in up to 30 investigational centers across the US, Canada, and European Union.
Men who agree to join the study will have health checks before treatment. Those who meet the study eligibility criteria including medication washout requirements,will be placed by chance into one of two groups. Two out of three men will receive treatment with the ALPFA BPH PFA System. One out of three men will receive a sham procedure that looks like treatment but does not deliver treatment.Participants will be followed for longer term safety and effectiveness for a total of 5 years post treatment with the ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System.
Patients and site personnel administering follow-up assessments will be blinded to the randomized treatment through completion of the 3-month follow-up visit.
After 3 months, participants will be told which group they were in. Men who were in the sham group may choose to receive treatment with the ALPFA BPH PFA System. Men in the sham group who do not choose treatment by 6 months will no longer take part in the study.
All men who receive treatment will have follow-up visits at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. After that, they will be checked once a year for up to 5 years.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Treatment Device | Active Comparator | Men who join the study will first have a health check to see if they can take part. If they meet the study requirements and have stopped any restricted medications, they will be assigned by chance to a treatment group and treated with the ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System(Treatment) per their randomized assignment. Participants will then have follow-up visits with health checks as planned for this study |
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| Control Device | Sham Comparator | Men who join the study will first have a health check to see if they can take part. If they meet the study requirements and have stopped any restricted medications, they will be assigned by chance to a control group and treated with sham flexible cystoscopy (Control) per their randomized assignment. Participants will then have follow-up visits with health checks as planned for this study |
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| Crossover Cohort | Other | Control Arm (Sham) patients can receive treatment with the ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System after their 3-month follow-up assessments are completed, and participant symptom profile necessaites treatment and alll protocol defined enrollment criteria are met. The study visit follow-up schedule will restart and the subject will be followed for 60 months post ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System(Treatment)Unless treated with the ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation(PFA)System, the subject will be exited from the study once they have completed their 3-month follow-up visit. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Treatment Device: The ALPFA Medical (ALPFA) GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System | Device | After the participant receives anesthesia, the Investigator will proceed with placement of the ALPFA GRAIL PFA Catheter into the prostate via a standard flexible cystoscope. Visualization of the prostatic urethra will determine the number of balloons that are exposed and inflated. When the catheter has been properly positioned, the ALPFA GRAIL PFA Console will be activated and one PFA application will be delivered. The Investigator will assess if the catheter needs to be repositioned and additional ablation applications delivered, as necessary. Once ablation is complete, the catheter balloons will be deflated, and the catheter will be withdrawn from the urethra. Participants will then have follow-up visits with health checks as planned for this study. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Safety-Incidence of Serious Device-or Procedure-Related Adverse Events (Composite Safety Endpoint) | The primary safety endpoint is the proportion of participants experiencing one or more of the following serious device-related or procedure-related adverse events: Internal Tears: Any accidental holes or tears in the rectum, bladder, or digestive tract. Abnormal Connections (Fistula): The development of an unintended opening or passage between the rectum and the tube that carries urine (urethra). Inability to Urinate: A new, ongoing problem where a participant cannot empty their bladder and requires a tube (catheter) for more than 28 days after the procedure. Leaking Urine: New or persistent "stress incontinence," which is the accidental leaking of urine during physical activity, coughing, or sneezing. Severe Bleeding: Any bleeding serious enough to require a blood transfusion or a follow-up surgery to stop it. Injury to the urinary tube (urethra) or the lining of the prostate (capsule) that is severe enough to require surgery. | Through 90 days post-procedure |
| Effectiveness-Change from Baseline in International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) at 3 Months. | The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is a 7-item questionnaire (score range 0-35) where higher scores indicate more severe symptoms. Success is defined as the Treatment group showing a 25% greater relative improvement in mean score compared to the Control group | Baseline to 3 months post-procedure |
| Effectiveness-Durability of Treatment Effect: Percent Change in International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) at 12 Months | This endpoint evaluates the long-term effectiveness of the ALPFA GRAIL PFA System. It is calculated as the mean percentage change in the total International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) score from the start of the study (baseline) to the 12-month follow-up for participants in the treatment group. | Baseline to 12 months post-procedure |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Additional Study Goals | 1.Comparison of Symptom Improvement (at 3 Months) Researchers will compare the average change in prostate symptoms between the group that received the study treatment and the control group. This helps show if the treatment provides more relief than the standard comparison. | 3 months |
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Inclusion Criteria: Study subjects are required to meet all the following inclusion criteria to participate in this study as determined by the Investigator:
≥ 45 years of age on the day of enrollment.
Symptomatic BPH meeting all of the following criteria determined within 30 days preceding enrollment and after fulfilling the concomitant medication washout period(s):
Prostate size 25-150 g, measured by transrectal ultrasound.
Willing and able to provide consent and comply with study requirements.
Exclusion Criteria:Subjects will be excluded from the study if they meet any one of the following exclusion criteria, as determined by the Investigator:
Medical conditions that would prevent participation in the study, interfere with assessment or therapy, significantly raise the risk of study participation, or confound data or its interpretation, including but not limited to:
Cardiovascular:
Renal: Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL or any history of renal dialysis or renal transplant.
Metabolic: Clinically uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or a baseline HbA1c ≥ 8.0%, or clinically significant liver disease.
Non-urologic cancer: Active malignancy, or within 3 years of enrollment, a history of treated malignancy now in full remission, except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.
Respiratory: Severe lung disease or respiratory illness requiring hospitalization.
Immunosuppression: Known immunosuppression, including but not limited to AIDS, immunosuppressive medication, or current chemotherapy.
Transplant: Solid organ or hematologic transplant or currently being evaluated for an organ transplant.
Substance abuse: Active alcoholism or drug addiction.
Urologic conditions that would prevent participation in the study, interfere with assessment or therapy, significantly raise the risk of study participation, or confound data or its interpretation, including but not limited to:
Bladder cancer: Actively being treated or suspected cancer of the bladder.
Baseline PSA > 10 ng/mL or confirmed or suspected prostate cancer (Subjects with a PSA level above 2.5 ng/mL, or age specific, or local reference ranges should have prostate cancer excluded to the Investigator's satisfaction following the site's standard of care.
Prior pelvic or rectal interventions:
Peri-procedural anticoagulation: Unable to stop anti-platelet or anticoagulation treatment for the Index Procedure per site standard of care.
Subjects who cannot or will not comply with the following washout medication requirements within the time period specified prior to enrollment:
24-Hours:
1 Week:
2 Weeks:
3 Months:
6 Months:
Subjects who wish to maintain their fertility.
Current or anticipated enrollment in any other randomized or interventional clinical study (registry or retrospective studies permitted).
Vulnerable populations, including individuals who are incarcerated or institutionalized.Any physical, psychological, or developmental impairment (e.g., developmental delay) that, in the investigator's opinion, would compromise the subject's ability to provide informed consent, comply with study procedures, or complete patient-reported outcome measures.
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Anitha Achyutha | Contact | +1. 858.349.9550 | aachyutha@alpfamedical.com | |
| Jaya Kothule | Contact | +1 408.480.2859 | jkothule@alpfamedical.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Dr. Bilal Chughtai | The Smith Institute of Urology/Northwell Health | Principal Investigator |
| Dr. Dean Elterman | University Health Network, Toronto | Principal Investigator |
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Prospective, multi-center, multinational, 2:1 randomized, double-blinded, sham-controllled clinical trial of the ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System. Following unblinding, sham-controlled patients may elect to receive treatment with the ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA)System or exit the study.
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The patient and site personnel administering follow-up assessments to 3 months will be blinded to the study assignment. Unblinding will occur at 3 months post procedure after follow-up assessments are completed.
All patients will be asked post-treatment if they believe they are in the Treatment Arm, Control Arm, or do not know. The blinding questionnaire will be administered at discharge,1-month, and 3-month follow-up assessments.
Control Arm patients can receive treatment with the ALPFA GRAIL™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System within 3 months after their 3-month follow-up assessments are completed, and their symptoms warrant treatment and enrollment criteria are met.
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| Control Device: Sham flexible cystoscopy | Device | Participants will receive mock treatment with a flexible cystoscope with a working channel that is at least 6.9F in diameter. The cystoscope will be inserted and treatment script initiated. Once the script is completed, the cystoscope will be removed and procedural details captured on the relevant CRF. Participants will then have follow-up visits with health checks as planned for this study. |
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| Success Stories (Responder Rate) |
2. Number of "Success Stories" (Responder Rate) The study will count how many participants had a meaningful improvement in their symptoms. A "responder" (a success) is defined as a person whose symptoms improved by at least 30% three months after the treatment. |
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| Improvement in Urine Flow | 3. Improvement in Urine Flow (Qmax) Researchers will measure the strength of the participant's urine flow. They will compare the average change in flow strength from the start of the study to three months later between the treatment group and the control group. | 3 months |
| ID | Term |
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| D011470 | Prostatic Hyperplasia |
| ID | Term |
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| D011469 | Prostatic Diseases |
| D005832 | Genital Diseases, Male |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
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| D016503 | Drug Delivery Systems |
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| D004358 | Drug Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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